UFC 207 will feature the long-awaited yield of Ronda Rousey. Since Rousey dropped the UFC bantamweight name to Holly Holm in UFC 193, the strap has been tossed around like a game of hot potato from Holm into Miesha Tate to Amanda Nunes. Rousey does not have a simple task to recover the title, as Nunes is a competitive finisher.
The co-main event features another title battle, as Dominick Cruz looks to defend his bantamweight title against heavy-hitting Cody Garbrandt. With Cruz and Garbrandt chirping each other leading into the fight, you need to expect some fireworks.
Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey
Nunes is among the best finishers in MMA today, as 12 of her 13 successes have come via stoppage. Throughout the early part of her career, she got by on her physical presents but has been gaining the technical abilities to go along with it. The biggest leaps and bounds have come in the standup game, as she’s learning how to harness her span and power thanks to her work at American Top Team.
Nunes’ wrestling abilities are not exactly stellar , but she is great at maintaining the fight standing so that she can utilize her normal power. If she can get in the clinch, she’s powerful and will routinely use this ability as a faux wrestling game by knocking her opponent into the floor with her strikes.
Best control is vital to Nunes around the ground, as any extra stress on her cardio is damning for the winner. If she can attain top position, she’s brutal ground and pound that capitalizes on her power and her long reach relative to the branch. The Brazilian has a black belt in BJJ, but rarely uses it from the top unless she can get hold of her opponent’s back.
There were two large knocks on Nunes throughout her career: one is aerobic and the other one is struggle IQ. To be very frank, her cardio is poor. She gases early and she’s never been in a position to put forth much of an effort beyond the second round. Nunes has made some questionable decisions in the Octagon, but coaching at ATT and simply having more experience in the cage have helped to temper this situation.
MMA is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately game. Rousey has been its main star until her mystique-shattering reduction to Holly Holm. Ever since, people are quick to discuss Rousey. But, sometimes a reduction is exactly what a fighter should get back on track (*cough* Conor McGregor *cough*).
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